Tony Angell & John Marzluff 
Gifts of the Crow [EPUB ebook] 
How Perception, Emotion, and Thought Allow Smart Birds to Behave Like Humans

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Stan Corens groundbreaking The Intelligence of Dogs meets Bernd Heinrichs classic Mind of the Raven in this astonishing, beautifully illustrated look at the uncanny intelligence and emotions of crows.Playful, social, and passionate, crows have brains that are huge for their body size, which allows them to think, plan, and reconsider their actions. They also exhibit an avian kind of eloquence, mate for life, and associate with relatives and neighbors for years. And to people who care for them and feed them, they often give oddly touching gifts in return. The ongoing connection between humans and crowsa cultural coevolutionhas shaped both species for millions of years. Scientist John Marzluff teams up with artist-naturalist Tony Angell to tell amazing stories of these brilliant birds. With Marzluffs extraordinary original research on the intelligence and startling abilities of corvidscrows, ravens, and jays Angells gorgeous line drawings, and a lively joint narrative, the authors offer an in-depth look at these complex creatures and the traits and behaviors we share, including language, delinquency, frolic, passion, wrath, risk taking, and awareness. Crows gather around their dead, warn of impending doom, recognize people, commit murder of other crows, lure animals to their death, swill coffee and drink beer, design and use toolsincluding cars as nutcrackersand windsurf and sled to play. With its abundance of funny, awe-inspiring, and poignant stories, Gifts of the Crow portrays creatures who are nothing short of amazing.

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Bahasa Inggeris ● Format EPUB ● Halaman-halaman 304 ● ISBN 9781439198759 ● Penerbit Free Press ● Diterbitkan 2012 ● Muat turun 6 kali ● Mata wang EUR ● ID 5706498 ● Salin perlindungan Adobe DRM
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